Seong Seung-min Wins South Korea's First Gold Medal at Asian Games in Modern Pentathlon

Seong Seung-min of women's modern pentathlon has secured the South Korean delegation's first gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Seong claimed first place in the women's modern pentathlon final at the Asian Games held at the Anjo Sports Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, today (the 20th).

Seong, a bronze medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, became the first South Korean athlete to win the women's individual title in modern pentathlon at the Asian Games.

Modern pentathlon is a sport in which a single athlete competes in fencing, swimming, obstacle racing, and laser run (running and shooting).

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